Word: champions
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...came close to winning the 1954 Masters, fell in the first round. He had Charles Coe, the 1949 winner, for company. Last year's Runner-Up Bob Sweeney lasted little longer. Handsome Harvie Ward, 29, the San Francisco car salesman who is onetime British amateur and U.S. intercollegiate champion, Walker Cup player and low amateur in this year's Masters and National Open, gave even himself a rude shock by barely squeaking through his first match. Easily a favorite in the pre-tournament selections, Ward had to sink a 25-ft. putt on a 19-hole playoff...
...five in a row to stay alive. Starting the back nine, he was nine down. Both men shot a par four. Harvie Ward, after one of the most spectacular performances in National Amateur history, was nine up with eight to go. After eight attempts he was finally the U.S. champion...
...photographers at the Michigan State Fair in Detroit, it was not easy to tell who looked prouder, Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson or Windrow Helene, his prize four-year-old cow. Windrow Helene, who produced 10,658 Ibs. (4,956 qts.) of milk in 305 days, was crowned grand champion female of the Ayrshire breed...
Once more the absence of Little Mo Connolly put the women's championship up for grabs. Everyone seemed to have a chance. First, second-seeded Louise Brough was upset by tiny Belmar Gunderson; then third-seeded Beverly Baker Fleitz was overrun by 17-year-old Junior Champion Barbara Breit. In the end, though, steady Doris Hart held on to her title. In a one-sided final, she whipped England's Pat Ward...
Some commentators turned away from the glint of gold long enough to isolate a few moral principles. Manhattan's brash Daily News, long the champion of the ruggedest sort of individualism, surprised its readers with an editorial essay in praise of contestants who stop at $32,000: "Practice moderation consistently," urged the News, "and you are very unlikely to go broke, die of overeating or overdrinking, make enemies unnecessarily or make a fool of yourself." The New York Post turned the subject over to its prize pundit, Max Lerner. In a six-article series, Lerner pontificated that "anyone...